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New Image Shows Beautiful Violence in Centaurus A

April 4, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The mysterious galaxy Centaurus A is a great place to study the extreme processes that occur near super-massive black holes, scientists say, and this beautiful new image from the combined forces of the Herschel Space Observatory and the XMM-Newton x-ray satellite [...]

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Hubble’s Stunning New View of Centaurus A

June 16, 2011

From a HubbleSite press release: Resembling looming rain clouds on a stormy day, dark lanes of dust crisscross the giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. Hubble’s panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths, reveals the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a glimpse into regions normally obscured by the dust. Remove this ad

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Centaurus A

February 26, 2010

Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a lenticular galaxy that is around 11 million light years from Earth. It is in the Centaurus constellation. It is one of the closest radio galaxies, so it has been studied extensively. It is the fifth brightest galaxy in the night sky. It is an easy study [...]

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Ring of Stars in Centaurus A Uncovered

November 22, 2009

Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is one of the most studied objects in the Southern sky, because it is the giant elliptical galaxy with the closest proximity to our own Milky Way. It lies 11 million light years away from the Milky Way, and is believe to have merged with another gaseous galaxy about 200 to [...]

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